The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-17


the deception / had practi>ed on the
household of Hanover Lodge with re-
gard to my recovery. he looked upon
it as legitimate weapon used in COM
mendable war.
.And now, doctor, said as fin
ished rapid account Of the memorable
period Of my sojourn with the Bcaufoys,
..what Is to be doneo How can we
stop Plowitz? How can we trace him?'f
The doctor had risen. and saw that
he was about to put on his boots.
I'VE must not lose any time h.
SAID briskly, I'VE must communicate
with the police at once. There are
still several trains to Euston. We
must catch one rs soon as possible.
Leaving a note on the table. ex-
planning that he was imperatisely
called away, but would be back early
in the morning, he turned out the
lights. and we were soon striding
briskly along towards the nearest
station.
A walk of quarter of mile brought
us there; and in few minutes | was
SpIVuiH1 IOWdIdS OlSC IuOiSs
provided this time with hat and over
coat Of the good doctors. A cab,
whose pace endangered our safety and
that of some of the foot-passengers.
brought US, all too slowly, to Scotland
Yard.
After q certain amount Of parleying,
in which left everything to my COM
panion. we were ushered into the pres
ence of an oiiicial-a broad shouldered,
square-headed gentleman. with very
piercing eyes, and an uncor.monly
pleasant expression Of countenance.
This was Chief Inspector Rosebush
the redoubtable puller of the strings
which had brought many and many
criminal. who had almost struggled
free of the fatal consequences of his
misdeeds. back into the throttlins meshes
which Nemesis spreadsfo for the breakers
of laws. looked at him not only with
curiosity and some admiration. but
with touch of romantic interest. Here
was my hope, under Heaven, of rescu-
ing an innocent girl from the power of a
villain--of recovering my love, of safe
guarding her from the wiles of her
enemies.
Mr.. Rosebush listened with a per-
fectly impassive face, while Shaw. also
profes sionally impassive, put before
him with admirable succinctress the
main features Of the ease. Now and
then he turned his piercing eyes upon
me, and put some simple but pertinent
question. My answers to these oc-
casional enquiries were all that l con-
.ributed to the conversation in which
l was so deeply interested. DR..
Shaw for the present ommitted to relate
circumstantially the story Of Hardy's
murder.
Occasionally Interruptions came from
the telephone which was close ai hand.
Then the inspector, courteously raising
his hand to bcspeak our indulgence,
would listen to the murmured message
from afar. and sometimes Immediately,
sometimes after moments thought,
would consign to the machine the words
that often meant the doom of the hard
ly-hunted quarry of justice. His in
structions given, he leaned forward
again in his customary attitude Of
courteous attention.
.Hanover Lodge!'' he said at
last. This must all be seen
to-" And then he proceeded to detail
some instructions to an invisible myr-
midon by means Of the telephone. PAR
don me" said. rather agitaled by his
calmness, ..but Hanover Lodge. can
wait, and in the meantime every min
ute is valuable to prevent the escape of
Plowitz.
I'VE shall be in time for him. said
the inspector reassuringly. According
to your impression of the time they left
Hanover Lodge, they could not have
been able to catch any of the night
boats for the Continent. BY the time
the morning-boats start, all the ports
will be watched. and if they attempt to
cross we shall know Of it at once. We
must first ascertain whether they left
London by any nisht-train.
sHow can you do that if they are al
ready gomez" ! asked, somewhat IT.
ritated by his GOODNESS.
He smiled, ~ q head-master will
sometimes smile from his unapproach-
able height upon Il small boy who has
betrayed doubt of magisterial omni-
science, and said-
I'VE always have people watching,
and they acquire habit Of observing.
even if they do not see the persons they
are looking for. No doubt we shall
hear something of Mr.. Plowitz if no
has left town by any night-train.
There was minute of silence, OF
thought. Then the clear incisive voice
Of the inspector was heard again:
'.Prymont. You say, is thought to be
their destination"
repeated my grounds both for be.
lieving and doubling the truth Of the
Basilisk's statement.
1T is quite possible said Rosebush.
He rose and took down an album from
a press in the wall. .Pyrmont! There
| is q gentleman who is connected with
| Pyrmont for whom we have been keep
ing sharp lookout for some time. This
book contains the photographs of a
number ef people who are very much
wanted here. That is Flimsy the great
Acknowledgment; there's the man who
is wanted for the Charing Cross muir.
! der; and there's man who is as much
sought for in Germany as he is in Eng
land-Otto Blitz, the conner"
The thin, nervol Is finger of the in
spector hid the face from my sight.
But as he raised l gave a cry OF aston
ishment, of delight. seized Rosebush
by the arm.
THAT is the man! That's the man
He left Hanover Lodge few hours
ago"
The impressive inspector suddenl,
flashed into enthusiasm. 1t was eyi
IDENTIFY great news for him.
..Look again." he cried. "Be sure!''
THAT" | said deliberately, lis the
man Plowitz, who left Hanover Lodg'
with Miss Fortescue this very night"
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